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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Sport

Sport, 1884

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 4
Also in Goulburn Evening Penny Post

THE New South Wales Coursing Club held a meeting at Eridge Park, Bowral, on Wednesday and Thursday. The hares here stout and fleet, and but few kills were scored. Mr. E. Gatenby acted as…

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Football

Southern Argus · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 2

A match between the Young Goulburn Juniors and the shop boys of Goulburn took place yesterday afternoon at Enstgrove, when the former proved themselves easy victors with eleven, points to four…

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Amateur Turf Club Races

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 4

Hurdle Race.—Vidette, 1; Merlin, 2; Clementina, 3. Tramway Handicap.—Princess Lorne, 1; Nepacalina, 2; Bryan O'Lynn, 3…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 9 August 1884 · page 4

Tattersall's Club, August 9. Hawkesbury, August 21, 23. A.J.C. Spring, Aug. 80; Sep. 2, 4, 6. Goulburn Spring Meeting, November 13 and 14…

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Football

Southern Argus · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 2

A very interesting and well-contested match was played at East grove on Saturday afternoon between the first fifteen of Hurstville College and the Goulburn second fifteen. The game ended in a win…

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Football Match

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 12 August 1884 · page 4

A FOOTBALL Match was played at Eastgrove, on Saturday afternoon, between fifteen of the Hurst-ville College Club and the second fifteen of tile Goulburn Club. After a good struggle the contest…

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Novel Cricket Match

Southern Argus · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 2

A cricket match, comprising mixed teams of Australians and Englishmen, smokers versus nonsmokers, has been arranged to take place on Lord's ground, on September 15, 16 and 17, for the benefit…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 14 August 1884 · page 2

Hawkesbury, August 21,23. A.J.C Spring, Aug. 30; Scp. 2, 4, 6, Goulburn Spring Meeting, November 18 and 14. Murrumbidgee Turf Club, November 19, 20, and 21…

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Coursing

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 4

GOULBURN COURSING CLUB.—Mr. W. H. Cooper of Moss Vale, trainer for Mr. R. L. Tooth, met the committee of the above club at the race-course, Gundary, yesterday afternoon. The ground which…

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Goulburn Coursing Club

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 4

ON Friday afternoon Mr. Walter Cooper (Mr. R. L Tooth's trainer) visited the Goulburn racecourse, in company with Messrs. W. Burge, S. M. Dennis, J. Ferguson, D. D…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Saturday 16 August 1884 · page 4

Hawkesbury, August 21, 23. A.J.C Spring, Aug. [?]0; Sep. 2, 4, 6. Goulburn Spring Meeting, November 13 and 14. Murrumbidgee Turf Club, November 19, 20, and 21…

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Football

Southern Argus · Tuesday 19 August 1884 · page 3

A match was played at Eastgrove on Saturday between the 1st fifteen of Hurstville College and the 2nd fifteen of Goulburn. Hurstville played with 14 men and Goulburn with 13. After a well…

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Football

Southern Argus · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 2

A match between St. Patrick's College second fifteen and Hurstville's first team was played at Eastgrove yesterday afternoon, and won by the former by four points to two…

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Golspie Cricket Club

Southern Argus · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 2

A meeting was held at Mr. C. Cameron's Emberton Park Hotel on Saturday, 16th instant,for the purpose of forming a cricket club. There was a good attendance, notwithstanding the inclemency of the…

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The Turf. Races to Come

Goulburn Herald · Thursday 21 August 1884 · page 4

Hawkesbury, August 21, 23 A.J.C. Spring, Aug. 30; Sep. 2, 4, 6. Goulburn Spring Meeting, November 13 and 14. Murrumbidgee Turf Club, November 19, 20, and 31…

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Cricket

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 23 August 1884 · page 4
Also in Southern Argus

YESTERDAY afternoon the lately formed Mercantile Cricket Club played their first match, their opponents being the Superior Public School. In their first innings the school only totalled 19; the " Merks.,"…

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Football

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 August 1884 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon the first fifteens of St. Patrick's College and Goulburn football clubs played a match at Eastgrove. The following were the teams:—St. Patricks College.—J. Dwyer…

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Inter colonial Football Match

Southern Argus · Tuesday 26 August 1884 · page 2

The third of the series of intercolonial football matches was ployed on Saturday between the New South Wales team and the Wallaroo Club, and it proved to be the most exciting contest that has yet…

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